There are several default settings that you may adjust to make ShapeBuilder look and feel more like you desire. You may explore these settings to adjust operations, filters, graphics, colors, fonts, and reporting. Some settings do not take effect until you restart the program or start a new project. While most of the preference settings are self-explanatory, a few are documented below. Preference settings are saved on your machine in the IES folder: C:\Users\<your.login>\AppData\Local\IES\Customer.

Project History Files

We create copies of a project-file when it is saved. These are stored in the C:\Users\<your.login>\AppData\Local\IES\Customer\HistoryProjects folder. If you have data corruption or lost a project, you might be able to recover from one of these. The number of days these files are kept is set in the Project section of the preferences. You can turn this feature off (to save disk space or if using your own backup mechanisms) by setting the value to zero.

Project, Next Inspector Field on Enter

By default, in the Project Manager, Modify area, when you press the Enter key it sets your input data but does not change focus to the next entry field. The Tab key lets you move from one field to another. You can enable the movement to the next field on the Enter key with this option.

Reports, Customer Logo

You can use your own company logo in text reports (Report Viewer). Ideally you'll use a .bmp, .jpeg, or .png that is a reasonable shape and size. Most printers print at 300 dpi, so a 2" logo might be 600 pixels square. ShapeBuilder will scale your image to fit the header area of the report. You can use a logo anywhere on your machine, but if you drop one in the C:\ProgramData\IES\Customer\ReportLogo.jpg location, we'll find it automatically.